Re: Saints u16 vs Wigan : Fri Apr 10, 2015 6:07 pm  

Saddened! wrote:

Do we have some Spanish players now:

Jordan Olmez and Jorge Lewtas?

Lewtas is a characteristically Lancashire surname.

Re: Saints u16 vs Wigan : Fri Apr 10, 2015 8:30 pm  

Some of lads in the Saints pack are monsters for their age, I was very surprised when Leeds managed to handle them relatively comfortably at the start of the season.

Re: Saints u16 vs Wigan : Fri Apr 10, 2015 11:18 pm  

Simeon Stylites wrote:

Lewtas is a characteristically Lancashire surname.

Is it really? Never heard it before. Jorge isn't typically Lancastrian as well though surely? Or is that just a creative spelling of 'George' as we do go through phases of people looking for far out spellings?

Re: Saints u16 vs Wigan : Sat Apr 11, 2015 7:21 am  

Saddened! wrote:

Is it really? Never heard it before. Jorge isn't typically Lancastrian as well though surely? Or is that just a creative spelling of 'George' as we do go through phases of people looking for far out spellings?

It's relatively unusual as a surname, but the highest concentrations are in Lancs, now and historically; as for Jorge, yeh, I think you're right, unless it's creatively phonetic. Interesting, though, if it is, because George isn't a name you generally see written with a J by English speakers, even in the past: Gorge is a regular rendering, but not Jorge, at least in the north.